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. 2016 May;22(5):773-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid2205.150984.

An Operational Framework for Insecticide Resistance Management Planning

Emmanuel Chanda, Edward K Thomsen, Mulenga Musapa, Mulakwa Kamuliwo, William G Brogdon, Douglas E Norris, Freddie Masaninga, Robert Wirtz, Chadwick H Sikaala, Mbanga Muleba, Allen Craig, John M Govere, Hilary Ranson, Janet Hemingway, Aklilu Seyoum, Michael B Macdonald, Michael Coleman

An Operational Framework for Insecticide Resistance Management Planning

Emmanuel Chanda et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 May.

Abstract

Arthropod vectors transmit organisms that cause many emerging and reemerging diseases, and their control is reliant mainly on the use of chemical insecticides. Only a few classes of insecticides are available for public health use, and the increased spread of insecticide resistance is a major threat to sustainable disease control. The primary strategy for mitigating the detrimental effects of insecticide resistance is the development of an insecticide resistance management plan. However, few examples exist to show how to implement such plans programmatically. We describe the formulation and implementation of a resistance management plan for mosquito vectors of human disease in Zambia. We also discuss challenges, steps taken to address the challenges, and directions for the future.

Keywords: Zambia; arthropod vectors; insect vectors; insecticide resistance; insecticides; lymphatic filariasis; malaria; mosquitoes; parasites; pest control; policy making; vector-borne infections.

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Composition of the Insecticide Resistance Management (IRM) Technical Working Group and the Technical Advisory Committee in Zambia and roles of member organizations. NGOs, nongovernment organizations; WHO, World Health Organization.
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Increase in the number of geographic locations producing data on insecticide resistance in malaria vectors, Zambia, 2010–2014.
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